All 4 Uses of
perturb
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- He stated that this had greatly perturbed his peace of mind in the other region and earnestly requested that his desire should be made known.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1) *
- From the reports of eyewitnesses it transpires that the seismic waves were accompanied by a violent atmospheric perturbation of cyclonic character.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- …softer skin if unexpectedly encountering female acquaintances in remote places at incustomary hours: quiet reflections upon the course of the day: a cleaner sensation when awaking after a fresher sleep since matutinal noises, premonitions and perturbations, a clattered milkcan, a postman's double knock, a paper read, reread while lathering, relathering the same spot, a shock, a shoot, with thought of aught he sought though fraught with nought might cause a faster rate of shaving and a…†
Chpt 17 (definition 2)
- What qualifying considerations allayed his perturbations?†
Chpt 17 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (perturb as in: she was perturbed) to disturb in mind or make uneasy
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(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus) in physics or astronomy: a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly